Hello! Sorry for not updating in FOREVER. At least, that's what it feels like. But I have my reasons. The main one is I was working on two Chapters. Yes! There is another one after this already. I also got to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi yesterday. It was really good! Yeah not amazing, but pretty good. This chapter is kinda short, but with the next one, it's long. Here it is, if you stayed this long.

Aleeka stood there, in shocked silence. Dex was lying unconscious in the chair before her. He was restrained with metal wrist cuffs, locking him in place. A voice filled her head.

Aleeka? Are you still there? Sophie was calling her.

I found Dex. Aleeka replied sadly. He's unconscious.

We'll rescue him later. Come and find me first. Sophie insisted.

But . . . I can't just leave him here. Aleeka said. Why would Sophie ask her to leave Dex behind?

It will be okay. We'll get him after you find me. I found out I'm in a metal room, with no windows. Sophie said.

Okay . . . Aleeka said reluctantly, as Sophie's voice left her head. Aleeka ran down a few more halls and opened a few more doors. Soon, she found a door that was completely metal. It looked to blend in with the wall perfectly, if not for a handle sticking out of the wall oddly. Aleeka grasped the handle and pulled. Nothing. She tried again. There was a squeak, and the door cracked open, ever so slightly. Aleeka slipped inside. The interior was all metal, no windows.

This looks like what Sophie described. Thought Aleeka. Another squeak, and the door slammed shut with a loud bang. Aleeka gazed at the door in horror. There was no handle on this side. She was locked in. Phasing couldn't help, not with 20 inches of metal in between her and the other side. Aleeka's ability wasn't too strong. She'd never had a mentor for it, since it had been a secret. She sat on the, not surprisingly, metal floor. The cold ground stung her burns, but Aleeka didn't back away. Tears weld up in her eyes.

I only wanted to save my friends. This wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for me. I'm such a jerk. No wonder they didn't want to hang out with me before. Aleeka thought.

Suddenly, a voice filled her head.

Hello, Aleeka. The voice said. It sounded like Sophie, but Sophie already knew she was here. Wait . . .

Aleeka figured it out.